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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows:—
| Birth-rate per 1,000 population | Death-rate per 1,000 births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From diarrhoea, etc., under 2 years | Total deaths under 1 year | |||
| Live | Still | |||
| England and Wales | 19.1 | 0.53 | 4.4 | 43 |
| London | 21.5 | 0.54 | 4.2 | 41 |
| Edmonton | 20.24 | 0.49 | 5.21 | 32.73 |
Annual Death Rate per 1,000 of Population.
| All Causes | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 11.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.15 |
| London | 12.7 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| Edmonton | 8.82 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
The following table gives the number of births and deaths (registered)
sub-divided into the four Wards of the Borough. It should be remembered
that births are only those which occurred in Edmonton of residents; these
are registered in Edmonton. Births which take place outside the Borough are
not included; this fact accounts for the difference between these figures and
those supplied by the Registrar-General.
The deaths include those taking place outside the Borough, the information being given quarterly by the Registrar-General.
| Ward | Births | Deaths | Infant Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Bury Street | 261 | 241 | 119 | 131 | 16 | 10 |
| Church Street | 125 | 119 | 100 | 104 | 8 | 9 |
| Angel Road | 172 | 174 | 104 | 98 | 5 | 7 |
| Silver Street | 219 | 175 | 146 | 112 | 6 | 8 |
| Vagrants | ||||||
| 777 | 709 | 469 | 445 | 35 | 34 | |
| The following examinations were carried out in the Bacteriological Laboratory:— |